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Practical Cooking And Serving

Tables Of Weights And Measures

From Practical Cooking And Serving by Janet McKenzie Hill, 1919. Section 41 of 825.

TABLES OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

3 teaspoonfuls of liquid

equal

1 tablespoon

3 tablespoonfuls of liquid

"

1/2 gill, or 1/4 cup

1/2 cup

equals

1 gill.

2 gills

equal

1 cup

2 cups

"

1 pint

2 pints (4 cups)

"

1 quart

4 cups of liquid

"

1 quart

4 cups of flour

"

1 pound, or 1 quart.

2 cups of butter, solid

"

1 pound

1/2 cup of butter, solid

equals

1/4 pound, 4 oz.

2 cups of granulated sugar

equal........

1 pound

2 1/2 cups of powdered sugar

"

1 pound

1 pint of milk, or water

equals

1 pound

1 pint of chopped meat (solid)

"

1 pound

10 eggs (without shells)

equal

1 pound

8 eggs, with shells

"

1 pound

2 tablespoonfuls of butter

"

1 ounce

4 tablespoonfuls of butter

"

2 ounces, or 1/4 cup

2 tablespoonfuls of granulated sugar

"

1 ounce

4 tablespoonfuls of flour

"

1 ounce

4 tablespoonfuls of coffee

"

1 ounce

1 tablespoonful of liquid

"

1/2 ounce